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Definition of incontinence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

incontinence

noun
 
/ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns/
 
/ɪnˈkɑːntɪnəns/
[uncountable]
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  1. the lack of ability to control the bladder and bowels opposite continence
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • faecal/​fecal
    • urinary
    • stress
    • …
    verb + incontinence
    • suffer from
    • treat
    incontinence + noun
    • products
    • pad
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin incontinent-, from in- ‘not’ + continent- ‘holding together’ (see continent). The current meaning dates from the early 19th cent.
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